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As the economy tightens, those on the financial edge are also feeling stretched mentally and physically. Nonprofit groups see local citizens, hear their struggles and direct them to the appropriate services. Needing assistance from more than one social service is not uncommon, and at the Community Services Building Inc. (CSBI) in Norman, a variety of […]

Local and state officials are working on plans to help Oklahomans who are now, or face becoming homeless. The effort is part of the federal stimulus package aimed at pulling the country through the current recession. Oklahoma is slated for nearly $8 million over a three-year period to provide homeless prevention programs. Oklahoma City, which […]

On first glance, it would be hard to distinguish Hope Crossing from other suburban-styled communities being built across the metro. Located just north of Wilshire Boulevard off Kelley Avenue in North Oklahoma City, the neighborhood is similar to others designed by developers capitalizing on the growth of the city. But there is a big difference. […]

Ed Copelin used to make a tidy sum from bales of cardboard boxes from his Norman business, Copelin’s Office Supply. But there won’t be a check coming from the last few times the cardboard bales were picked up. The bales aren’t worth enough to compensate Copelin for them. INSATIABLE HUNGER THREE CITIES RECYCLING RATE That […]

The Oklahoma Carbon Initiative, a program of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, is helping state farmers earn money when they practice sustainable agriculture and reduce greenhouse gases. The initiative brokers contracts between the farmers ” whose sustainable practices create carbon credits ” and the individual or organization that needs to purchase those credits, allowing […]

Most little boys play sports and crawl in the dirt. They get into mischief with their siblings and seem to possess never-ending energy as they bounce around the house and run around the neighborhood.  Six-year-old Connor Karow is no different. He runs track and plays soccer along with a host of other sports. The only […]

Rose State College in Midwest City will be accepting donations for wildfire victims. “Our hearts go out to the community we serve, to those who are injured or who lost homes in this fire. We are trying to locate and help any faculty, staff or students whose lives are affected by this tragedy,” Terry Britton, […]

Cox Communications, Oklahoma’s largest Internet service provider, has caught the attention of net-neutrality activists with a new system that prioritizes its customers’ Internet use. In late January, Cox announced it would be testing a new method of traffic management on its high-speed networks in Kansas and Arkansas. AVERAGE USER UP-FRONT PEER-TO-PEER DOWNLOADS Starting in February, […]

Contrary to popular belief, fry bread is not a traditional food for American Indians. Pulled hot from vat of hot oil and usually paired with some type of soup or as part of a taco, it has a firm place in Indian Country, particularly among Oklahoma’s 37 tribes. Research shows that it could have started […]

An exhibit featuring the Nazi obsession with creating a master race is on display at Science Museum Oklahoma through July 5. “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race” is a traveling exhibit compiled by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. PRACTICE OF EUGENICS SERIOUS QUESTIONS SEEK HUMAN PERFECTION Edie Roodman, executive director of the Jewish Federation […]